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Research Area Broadband Adoption
Broadband adoption is at 64% of households
According to the Census Bureau, broadband adoption is at 64% of households, up from 51% in 2007.
Only four percent of American households don’t have access to any high-speed broadband at home
According to the FCC, only four percent of American households don’t have access to any high-speed broadband at home, the survey says, which means 31% of households aren’t subscribing for other reasons.
In October 2009, according to the Census Current Population Survey data, 63.5 percent (75.8 million) of U.S. households used a high-speed Internet – “broadband” – service.
According to a report on the US Hispanic internet market from comScore, the Hispanic online demographic is expanding more than 50% faster than the overall US online population.
A recent survey found that about 65% of U.S. households currently subscribe to high-speed Internet service.
One recent study estimated that a seven percentage point increase in broadband adoption “could result in [direct annual income growth of] $92 billion through an additional 2.4 million jobs created or saved annually, $662 million saved per year in reduced healthcare costs…and $134 billion per year in total direct economic impact of accelerating broadband across the United States.”
According to one study, less than a third of people with disabilities – 24 percent – had adopted broadband by 2008.
According to a recent report by the Pew Internet & American Life project (“Pew”), 63 percent of homes had adopted broadband by April 2009, up from 55 percent in April 2008 and 42 percent in March 2006.
Indeed, a 2003 study found that 21 percent of people with disabilities remained offline because they thought it was confusing and hard to use.
In 2008, slightly more than half of people with disabilities – 51 percent – reported having a computer at home.